Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada
The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada is a Ukrainian state body that monitors human-rights compliance and represents citizens’ interests in relations with public authorities. It is headed by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada and conducts investigations into human-rights violations, human-rights advocacy and protection of people affected by humanitarian crises.
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Humanitarian mission begins in occupied Oleshky under Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
A localized Russia-Ukraine ceasefire around occupied Oleshky began at 03:00 Kyiv time on 27 October and was scheduled to run until 22:59 on 1 November. The operation, mediated and coordinated by US First Lady Melania Trump, aims to deliver food and medicine and evacuate civilians, with Ukrainian, Russian and US delegations coordinating on the ground.